diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/insertElementsForSize.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/insertElementsForSize.js
index 058db7cf7..b71286351 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/insertElementsForSize.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/insertElementsForSize.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { select } from 'd3';
-import { insertNode } from '../dagre-wrapper/nodes.js';
-import { getConfig } from '../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 
 export const getDiagramElement = (id, securityLevel) => {
   let sandboxElement;
@@ -18,41 +16,3 @@ export const getDiagramElement = (id, securityLevel) => {
 
   return svg;
 };
-
-export function insertElementsForSize(el, data) {
-  const nodesElem = el.insert('g').attr('class', 'nodes');
-  el.insert('g').attr('class', 'edges');
-  const config = getConfig();
-  data.nodes.forEach(async (item) => {
-    item.shape = 'rect';
-    await insertNode(
-      nodesElem,
-      {
-        ...item,
-        class: 'default flowchart-label',
-        labelStyle: '',
-        x: 0,
-        y: 0,
-        width: 100,
-        rx: 0,
-        ry: 0,
-        height: 100,
-        shape: 'rect',
-        padding: 8,
-      },
-      { config }
-    );
-    // Create a new DOM element
-    // const element = document.createElement('div');
-
-    // // Set the content of the element to the name of the item
-    // element.textContent = item.name;
-
-    // // Set the size of the element to the size of the item
-    // element.style.width = `${item.size}px`;
-    // element.style.height = `${item.size}px`;
-
-    // Append the element to the body of the document
-    // document.body.appendChild(element);
-  });
-}